Ohio University is often referred to as “a singular place” — made up of many little places that are held near and dear to the hundreds of thousands of members of the Bobcat family. For the past 50 years, one of those places has emerged as a gateway to OHIO’s Athens campus, a stunning focal point for aerial views of the community and a keeper of memories shared among those who have experienced this singular place.
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On March 6, representatives from OHIO’s Department of Housing and Residence Life (HRL) will be in the Golden State attending a premier, national recruitment event, The Placement Exchange (TPE) Onsite. Representatives hope to recruit candidates for the resident director position for the 2019-20 Academic Year.
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Jan. 14 marks the start of a new semester for returning students, but university staff have been preparing for their arrival for weeks. Among the many departments readying for Spring 2019 is an incredibly energetic Department of Housing and Residence Life (HRL), whose cheers could be heard from far outside of Morton Hall's auditorium as they held their spring staff meeting on Jan. 9.
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An essential part of OHIO’s living-learning experience, OHIO’s resident assistants (RAs) help students academically and socially, referring them to on-campus resources and a fostering a diverse and inclusive community.
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Students in Ohio University’s residence halls will soon experience a shift in residential programming, as Housing and Residence Life embarks on developing the university’s first residential curriculum. The first version of OHIO’s curricular approach will be implemented in Fall 2019, providing residents with intentional educational strategies that better align with the division’s stated learning outcomes.
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Cody Huebner, an assistant resident director in Housing and Residence Life and president of the Residents’ Action Council, recently traveled to the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs to attend the ACUHO-I STARS College. Since 2003, STARS College has been working with undergraduate students interested in learning about careers in campus housing and student affairs. Huebner was one of approximately 60 students selected through a highly-competitive application process to attend the three-day experience this past June.
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In the fall of 1966, Rod Sauer stepped onto the Athens bricks and joined the Ohio University Bobcat family as a first-year student. Fifty-two years later, Sauer’s OHIO story continues as the first recipient of Housing and Residence Life’s (HRL) Distinguished Alumni Award.
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As students returned to the Athens campus for the fall semester, they likely noticed the improvements to some of the residence halls across campus. This past summer, Housing and Residence Life invested over $13 million in a variety of projects aimed at creating an improved living and learning environment for on-campus residents.
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Housing and Residence Life staff gathered in the Baker Center Ballroom for the Student Staff Appreciation Banquet on April 29. This annual banquet brings together student and professional staff to acknowledge and celebrate the hard work and dedication of the department’s nearly 350 student staff members.
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One of the hallmarks of Ohio University’s Athens Campus is a residential experience where living and learning blend seamlessly and students develop holistically. Efforts to ensure that students living on campus are supported academically appear to be paying off as members of the OHIO community recently came together to celebrate a record number of high-achieving residence halls.
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Members of Ohio University’s incoming Class of 2022 are already building their Bobcat family thanks to a new software system designed to improve the first-year roommate matching experience while allowing first-year students to network before they arrive on the Athens Campus.
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